A Sort of Cure

*** Preface : This story is purely fictional and in no way relates to any known set of circumstances, and it should be read bearing that in mind. The spelling is using spelling as shown in the Oxford English dictionary

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Abby Stone got out of her battered mini in the car park of the Coach and Horses. The weather was dull and drizzling, which matched her sombre mood. She stood in the drizzling rain gazing at the ivy covered front of the pub . She was feeling a little depressed after her monthly meeting with the Regional Manager of the brewery. He had been very nice, and very sympathetic with her dilemma.. But he had pointed out that under the present economic conditions, the brewery were having to consider closing some of the houses. The cost of the beer, plus the added government tax had meant that trade in most houses had dropped off drastically. In her case being a widow, and not having a husband or a man on the premises to help out, and being only just profitable, meant that it must be considered as one of marginal houses that could be picked for closure.

She looked up at the front of the Public House. The wet pub sign shone brightly in the rain and she reflected that it was not as nice as the old one, which had been there from the time she had been born. This new modern one had recently been replaced by the brewery. It lacked character of the old one. The pub had been built in the late 19th century before TV and even radio, when Public Houses had then been the centre of local entertainment , with darts and dominoes being the attraction, and with beer that was a lot stronger, and very much cheaper. Abby had been born here, and had grown up helping her parents run the pub with her sister and brother, until they had both died, when she took over the license.

A child out of wedlock in her teens, and a bad marriage to a semi-alcoholic work shy man, who thought that living in a pub meant that he had gone to heaven, had followed, creating chaos in her life..

She was lonely, she desperately needed someone to share the burden of running the business with, and to share her personal problems, but the thought of another marriage was not on the cards. She would not risk bringing another man into her life after the traumatic experience suffered by her daughter at the hands of her drunken step father. Her sister was a sort of help but she had her own problems..

Abby herself was a tall 5ft 8 inches blonde with shoulder length hair. She was very slim and had an engaging smile. She dressed with a sense of panache, that seemed to suit her extrovert personality. Her outgoing and friendly manner brought in much of the business. The patrons liked her, and she would spend time talking with them when trade permitted. The Regional manager had noted that, and congratulated her on coping so well after her husbands tragic death. The licensing magistrates had quite happily transferred the tenants license to her, and she had hoped to keep building up the business.

He had said. “Keep on improving the trade, and your chances of staying open must improve, the directors must go with the houses that make money, especially if you can get some male help. I know it’s a problem of wages, and that your margins have been cut. recently like most of our houses, but that‘s the best advice I can give you.”

What he had been implying Abby thought was that perhaps she should get married again But Abby was determined she was not going to ever get married again. She had been lucky that her last husband had killed himself with a little help from her, and she was not going to let any man get involved in her life again.. She had her daughter Sheila and she had to think about her welfare now.
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Meanwhile Tony Nash being young single and just out of University, was attending an interview at nearby Hazlehurst Grammar School, Tony was absolutely delighted to get his first job at such a prestigious school, . After being appointed, he decided that he needed to find somewhere to live locally fairly quickly. He was just 23 and very fit as he kept himself in trim by jogging every day, and he was a big sports enthusiast . As soon as he was settled in somewhere to live, he planned to find and join a local keep fit club.

After the job interview, he was introduced to the few admin staff at the school who were available, but all of the teaching staff were still on vacation, as the school did not re-open until a month later, but then when the School Secretary a Mrs. Natalie Anderson approached Tony, and asked for his current address. Tony had told her that so far he had not got anywhere in mind..

Then she asked him ”Would you mind living in a pub?.” Tony laughed “Who could refuse an offer like that, no of course not, I am only a social drinker but as long as it is clean and comfortable I am interested. What do you have in mind?“.

“My sister is the landlady and of the Horse and Coaches the pub on the corner, she is recently widowed, and she is looking for a man to live on the premises, and someone to help her for about an hour a day with cellar work, and I am sure that if you like it, you could come to some sort of arrangement about the rent. It would fit in with school hours for you, and would be quite reasonable. The brewery likes their tenants to have a man living on the premises for security reasons, although they rarely have any problems.“

The Headmistress who happened to overhear the conversation said.” What a good idea, look Natalie why don’t you take Mr. Nash along to your sisters now. There is nothing urgent here that can not wait until tomorrow and then you can go on home afterwards.“

As it happened the Coach and Horses was also the local watering hole for the school staff, and was only three minutes walk away on the next street corner. Tony was immediately impressed with Abby, he judged she was in her early thirties, and he learned that her husband had been killed recently in a car accident. Tony said to be polite.” I am sorry to hear about your husband .” and Abby promptly replied “I’m not I am glad to be rid of the bastard..”

They talked for a while, she explained the problem that the brewery had with her tenancy, and that they liked to have a man on the premises, which Tony understood. Abby showed him the room, and Tony thought it was quite nice, and they soon agreed that all Tony would pay for, was a nominal amount for his food, and the accommodation and laundry etc would come free in return for his occasional help with the cellar work...

It was a thriving little pub, and Abby told him as they talked that’s she was steadily building up the lunch trade, with a selection of bar snacks and home cooking. Abby was a good cook, and she said the trade was growing. When patrons ate they liked to have a beer at the same time, and if the food was good, they would keep coming back. She was assisted by two ladies who worked part-time in both cleaning and serving in the bar.

Abby warmed to Tony as they talked, he seemed nice, and she was re-assured when he told her that he rarely drank except with meals

When she was discussing with Tony about him coming there to live She pointed out with a giggle, That there is only one drawback living here and that I have two fifteen year old girls, my daughter Sheila and her cousin Joan who is the same age and who lives with us most of the time, as both her parents are in the army. They both go to your school, but they can be a bit noisy at times. But they are lovely kids really, although Sheila is a bit shy with men. She had an unfortunate episode with my ex husband her stepfather, which has left her a little traumatized.” Tony did not question her on that point, thinking at the time it was not his business.

Tony moved in two days later, and that was when he was first introduced to the two girls. They were both quite pretty blondes, and at first as Abby had pointed out, Sheila tended to be very withdrawn, especially with men, meanwhile in the following days, Tony gradually got used to sorting out the cellar work. He had worked in the Students Union bar at University, so it was not all new to him. Tony also started to help by serving in the bar when the bar was busy, as well as playing on the piano in the adjoining conference room some evenings..

The Conference room was not in normal daily use, but people hearing the piano, gradually drifted in to listen, and soon there was a noticeable increase in trade within a few days. This resulted in Abby opening the bar in that room on the nights when Tony was playing. Gradually his piano playing built the Friday and Saturday weekend trade up, and usually quite a sing song would take place on a Saturday evening. After a couple of weeks the increased trade was very noticeable and Abby was talking about having to hire extra bar staff especially for the weekends..

Tony suggested that she also make the room available for wedding receptions and meetings and offered to help clean it out properly and redecorate, and he could draw up some advertising. The response was almost instantaneous, and within a week Abby had received a number of provisional bookings..

Abby was increasingly delighted with Tony, who enjoyed helping, and they grew much closer through working together, especially as Tony had so much time on his hands during the holidays. Although there was a significant age gap Meanwhile working with Abby had resulted Tony began to feel sexually interested in Abby. He liked being with her... She had told him to use her private lounge if he wanted to watch TV or anything.. Tony did for a while, and then he suddenly noticed that gradually the girls were spending a lot more time with him.. He did not try to get too close to Sheila at first, but let her initiate conversation with him, when she felt like it. Her cousin Joan however loved to chat, and occasionally they started playing a few card games, with Sheila eventually joining in, and gradually becoming more responsive..

One day Tony asked Abby what Sheila’s problem was. She was a bit reluctant at first to tell him then she said. “She was raped by my ex husband.”
“Her own father raped her?” Tony asked.
“No, he was her stepfather. I had Abby when I was just a silly fifteen year old schoolgirl.”
:Did you call the police?”
“No - I deliberately killed him.” Abby responded aggressively.”
“How“?
“he was drunk when he did it, after I had said what I thought of him, and after he had hit me a couple of times. I told him to go for a drive to cool off. I gave him a bottle of whisky and I knew he would drink it.. He was a bad driver when he was sober, but when he was pissed he was deadly. I know it was a stupid thing to do but he was an aggressive man, and a bully. Later, I worried in case he might have killed someone else, and for that I am sorry, but he hit a stationary lorry instead and died in hospital.”
Tony said “ Do you think he deliberately killed himself?.”
“I don’t know, and I really don’t care!.”.

By this time Abby was almost crying and Tony took her in his arms. to comfort her “Thank you for telling me, now I know I can deal with Sheila much better. Now I know now why she does not trust men.”
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Abby suggested that she paid him for the extra work he was putting in, both in the bar, and playing the piano, but Tony refused, saying that he enjoyed helping, and it was fun.. Most days Tony would leave the house for a morning jog quite early, and after about two weeks Sheila and Joan started to join him on his morning jog, quite soon they became quite close, but Sheila still seemed very nervous and withdrawn when she was left alone with him. Although she was definitely more at ease, when Joan was there.

Increasingly the girls, stared spending more time with him, and often they played cards in his room or just sat and talked. Then suddenly to his surprise one afternoon when he was having an after lunch nap, he awoke to found Sheila laying on his bed alongside him fast asleep. He just crept out and let her sleep. But somehow it marked a turning point in her confidence where he was concerned.

After that episode he found that Sheila was just as noisy and good company as her cousin. Tony found her good fun to be with. Then suddenly Joan suggested one day in the last week of the holiday that they should all go swimming at the local pool together. They had a great afternoon and Abby came with them, and they got home in time for the evening opening.

He noticed increasingly, that by the time the school term started Sheila seemed to be quite at home with him, and seemed to want to spend more time with him, however, she kept well away from men she did not know, and Tony noticed that Joan at times looked a bit worried at Sheila’s odd behaviour. But Abby thought that he was doing well with Sheila, as she was now joining in enthusiastically with everything that Joan and he did.. It was obvious that she had began to trust him, and was not too unhappy at being alone with him, or other men that she knew well.

One day she talked openly about her bad experience with Tony. She talked about the hurt, and she said that she knew that all men were not like her ex stepfather, but she could not help the way she felt. From that time on he found that she would walk to school with him on the rare occasions without Joan being present.. In school she was like most normal children, and both Joan and Sheila did not take advantage of their friendship.

After about two months Tony began to suspect that both the girls had a bit of a crush on him, and one day to his surprise Sheila caught him on his own in the cellar, and taking him by surprise he found her in his arms, and kissing him passionately. Tony knew he should have known better, than return the kiss, but he was a bit worried about the effect of rejecting her might have. He had to admit to himself that he also enjoyed it. When she broke free from his arms Tony left quickly, and she avoided him for the rest of the day. She was obviously very embarrassed .

Abby must have noticed the fact that Tony was getting on well with the girls as well, and mentioned it to him in passing. She said that it seemed that Tony was as good as any doctor in sorting out Sheila’s problem. But Tony knew that it was probably only superficial.

But while he really liked the girls Tony found that he was very sexually and emotionally attracted to Abby. This came to a head one night when Abby started taking Wednesday evenings off . It was a quiet night as a rule, and Abby had two part time barmaids who worked on Saturdays and Wednesdays., so that she could have a night off on the Wednesday, and so Tony and Abby started going out for a drink, or perhaps go to a cinema followed be a meal... Tony by now had begun to feel really at home with Abby, and the girls, as they all ate their meals together like a family, and he would help the girls with the dishes, and little household chores. The fact that he was a teacher at their school seemed to cause no problems for the girls..

Inevitably Abby and he gradually became much closer and one Wednesday night Abby and Tony had been to a local ballroom dance hall. Abby loved ballroom dancing, and Tony had held Abby’s sexy body in his arms most of the evening while they danced, and when they got home, Abby turned to him and said. “Thank you Tony that was a lovely evening“ and then suddenly she threw her arms round his neck and kissed him on the lips. When they broke away from the kiss, Abby said “Tony’ I‘m sorry I should not have done that, and he noticed she was crying ’

“No don’t be sorry I have been longing to kiss you for a long time. I think that you are very lovely and very sexy, but I have never had a girl burst into tears when I kissed her before,. Which caused her to laugh, and after some pressure from Tony asked what was the matter? “I will tell you one day when the time is right. Tonight I am just so happy.”

“Abby dear I think you are very lovely and very sexy and I am happy living and working with you. I love the girls, and I did not want to risk spoiling it al, by doing anything to upset you.” Tony blurted out. Abby looked at him, and she saw that he was very serious Abby put her arms on his shoulders, and leaning close to him, she whispered, "Tony would you be prepared to make love to me properly. I just don’t want to be fucked Can you do that for me as a friend ?"

Tony just nodded, and he got up and he took her hand, and they made their way to her bedroom Tony looked at Abby, and he realised then just how lovely she looked as she lay there almost naked, apart from her panties, suspenders and stockings as she lay waiting impatiently on the bed smiling up at him, her blonde hair was splayed out over the pillow... She was giving him that ‘come on and hurry up look’ that was incredibly arousing, and she opened her arms to him and just said “come“. .

Tony undressed and joined her on the bed and lay down next to her. Leaning over Tony kissed her tenderly on the lips Tony stared down at this lovely woman who was offering herself to him. He was feeling very nervous, yet strangely excited as he reached out and slowly, and gently fondled her nipples Her nipples were just a little darker than the rest of her small breasts. Tony took a breast in each hand, and squeezed them gently, then Tony lowered his mouth to one of them, and licked the hard nipple, then Tony started to suck on it. She reacted with little moan of pleasure.

He moved down a little and began sliding her panties down slowly, exposing her pussy.. She lifted herself off the bed slightly, so that Tony could slide her panties down. Tony slid them down her gorgeous legs and off throwing them on the floor.

Tony stared down at her pussy . He reached over and softly licked those lovely pussy lips, and Abby began to breathe more heavily as she responded to his attentions. She spread her legs apart, as Tony positioned himself between them. Tony lowered his face to her moist wet pussy, and covered it once again with his mouth. His tongue licked between her lips and found her clit. Flicking his tongue against it, Tony heard a small gasp from Abby, as Tony used his tongue to explore all the crevices and openings of her pussy, enjoying the smell of her excited sex as it infiltrated his nose.

Her head was rolling from side to side and her body started to move against his face as Tony took her clit into his mouth again, and sucked on it, causing Abby to moan, and writhe beneath him. His hands stroked the firm flesh of her thighs, which were pressed tightly against his head, as Tony continued to run his tongue around and over her clit.

By now Abby was panting and gasping . "Please Tony, take me lover I want you inside me ."

Tony wanted her just as badly. He sat up and positioned himself over Abby’s naked body, between her thighs. Her legs spread as wide as she could, and she took his cock in her hand and placed it against the wetness of her pussy lips. Tony pushed forward a little, and his hard, throbbing cock parted the lips of her waiting pussy and his cock started its journey of exploration in Abby’s pussy.

Tony thrust his hips forward, driving his cock deep inside her.. He remained still for a moment, reveling in her tightness around his cock. Abby wrapped her legs around his thighs, and her hips began to move. She made little movements up and down and side to side. His cock moved in harmony with her movements. He leaned forward and Abby's hands came up and locked together around the back of his neck.

Tony began to move in and out of her tight pussy, feeling it grabbing his cock as he did. The feeling was incredible! He drove himself faster and harder into Abby, and she responded by lifting up to him each time Tony drove deep inside her. Faster and faster Tony pounded into Abby, his body making smacking sounds each time it met her body. Abby gasped with pleasure each time their bodies met.

With a yell of pure ecstasy, he drove hard into her one last time, and their bodies ground together as they both came. She came several times in quick succession as she grabbed him and held him close, demanding he stay deep inside her as Tony filled her writhing and demanding pussy with his baby seed..

Tony eventually rolled off of Abby, and they lay together for a while recovering from their exertions . Abby cuddled up against him and softly stroked his chest, sending tingles through his body. “Don’t go back to your room Tony, Tony I want you to stay here with me tonight.

It was a long and very demanding night sexually and they were both a little late to rise the next morning,. Abby seemed a bit shy and later that day she caught Tony on his own and she said quietly. “Tony I enjoyed last night but if we do it again and I hope we do, there must be some ground rules. For a start I do not intend to marry any man again, it would be east for me to fall in love with you and I think I probably have a little bit, .anyway for a start there is too much of an age gap, and secondly I don’t propose to give any man a chance to do something bad to Sheila again.”